Appointments & Nominations, January 4, 1985

Appointment of T. Burton Smith as Physician to the President

January 4, 1985

The President today announced the appointment of T. Burton Smith to be Physician to the
President. Dr. Smith replaces Dr. Daniel Ruge, who has returned to the Veterans Administration
central office as Director of its Spinal Cord Injury Service.

Dr. Smith is a specialist in urology and has been one of the President's physicians for many years.
He has been in private practice in California since 1951. He earned his undergraduate degree at
the University of California in 1937 and his graduate degree at the University of Southern
California in 1941. He was an intern in 1942 - 1943 at Los Angeles County General Hospital and
was a resident in urology from 1946 to 1949 at Jefferson Medical College Hospital in
Philadelphia, PA.

He served as urological consultant at the United States Veterans Hospital in west Los Angeles
from 1950 to 1967 and as an assistant professor of urology (clinical) at the University of
California, Los Angeles Medical School, during the same period. He is a past chief of the
department of urology at St. John's Hospital and Santa Monica Hospital, both in Santa Monica.
He is also past chief of staff at St. John's Hospital.

Dr. Smith was born August 26, 1915, in Hermosa Beach, CA. He is married to the former
Kathleen Hambly and has four children. They will reside in the District of Columbia.

Note: On the same day, the White House announced the names of two Assistant Physicians: Dr.
John E. Hutton, Jr., a colonel in the U.S. Army, and Dr. Kenneth Lee, a commander in the U.S.
Navy. The White House also announced that Dr. Smith's appointment became effective on
January 2.

Nomination of Two Members of the National Council on the Arts

January 4, 1985

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members
of the National Council on the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, for
terms expiring September 9, 1990:

Lloyd George Richards will succeed Maureene Dees. He is dean of the Yale Drama School and
presently serves as artistic director of the Yale Repertory and the Eugene O'Neill Theaters. Mr.
Richards is married, has two children, and resides in New York City. He was born in Toronto,
Canada.

James Nowell Wood will succeed Martin Friedman. He is director of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Mr. Wood is also an author on the subject of modern art. He is married, has two children, and
resides in Chicago, IL. Mr. Wood was born March 20, 1941, in Boston, MA.